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Fowler named to Mo. Board of Probation and Parole
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
To leave District 151 State Rep. post
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Mules down Twin Rivers 66-38 in Bernie Invitational title game, Holcomb beats Bloomfield by one for third
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
BERNIE, Mo. - The top-seeded Bernie Mules varsity boys basketball team didn't appear rusty after having to endure a week layoff at the eight-team Bernie Invitational due to inclement weather. Seven days after defending champion Bernie beat fifth-seeded Holcomb 70-48 in a championship semifinal it cruised past third-seeded Twin Rivers 66-38 to secure the title at its opening-season tournament for the sixth time in the last seven seasons...
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Salvation Army running behind in Red Kettle campaign
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign is feeling the effects of the winter storm that slammed into the area Friday and Saturday. "We're currently at 34 percent of our goal," said Capt. Ronnie Amick of the Cape Girardeau Salvation Army. "Last weekend's weather hurt us to the tune of $20,000 to $30,000. It was supposed to be a big weekend for volunteers to help, but about 95 percent of them had to cancel."...
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Sikeston High School reports good results with iPad program
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Nearly two quarters into the first year of implementing the use of iPads at Sikeston High School, and officials say the program is going well. Shannon Holifield, academic leader principal for high school, said she's proud of how hard the teachers have worked to implement Project iLearn...
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Kander warns about scams targeting seniors
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Don't think you are too savvy for it to happen to you, don't be afraid to ask questions and don't be embarassed to ask for help if you are taken advantage of financially, Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander bluntly told seniors Thursday in Cape Girardeau...
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SEMO to offer associate degree at satellites
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Starting in fall 2014, Southeast Missouri State University will offer an associate degree program at its satellite campuses in Southeast Missouri, a move its leaders say will eliminate wasted course hours, allow students to take more advanced classes and make it easier to transfer credits toward a bachelor's degree at Southeast...
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Narrow network selected for county employees' insurance
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission voted to go with the Blue Preferred Select health insurance plan for all employees and elected county officials at a special meeting Thursday morning. The plan utilizes a narrow network of health providers, but employees and officials have the option of "buying up" to a broader network at a cost of $45.36 per month. For those choosing to go with a broader network, the $45.36 will be deducted from their payroll checks...
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Flags to fly half-staff to honor Poplar Bluff soldier
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings in all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis be flown at half-staff on Saturday, Dec. 14 to honor the bravery and sacrifice of Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers. Staff Sgt. Summers, age 32, of Poplar Bluff, was a United States Marine who died on Nov. 13 while serving his country at Camp Pendleton, California...
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Rowland re-elected to Missouri Farm Bureau Board
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Allen Rowland, of Dexter, was re-elected to a two-year term on the Missouri Farm Bureau board of directors during the organization's 99th annual meeting December 10 at the Lake of the Ozarks. Rowland represents District 6 in the southeast area of the state. He has served in the position since 2007...
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Cape judge denies motion to suppress statements in Advance murder case
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau County circuit judge on Thursday denied a defense motion to suppress statements a Dexter, Mo., man made to police during the investigation into a homicide in Advance, Mo. Glen Scott Evans took the stand on his behalf Thursday at a motion hearing in Cape Girardeau in which he and his attorney, James McClellan, tried to convince Judge William Syler that Evans was too drunk and sleep-deprived to know what he was doing when he waived his Miranda rights and talked to police just after 3 a.m. ...
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Sandra French
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
Sandra French, daughter of the late Clarence Sylvester and Shirley May Lambert French, was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on May 16, 1956, and passed away at her home in Bloomfield, Mo. on Dec. 11, 2013, at the age of 57. She had lived in Collinsville, Ill. until moving to Bloomfield in 2001. She had worked as a home- maker through Continued Care and was of the Baptist faith...
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Damon Burks, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
Damon Burks, Sr., son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Mary Louise Kinnison Burks, was born on April 6, 1940, in Holland, Mo. and died on Dec. 11, 2013, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. at the age of 73. He had lived in the Bloomfield area most of his life. He was a member of the Living Water Worship Center in Bloomfield...
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Henry McCarty
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
Henry McCarty of Cape Girardeau died at Saint Francis Medical Center on December 12, 2013, at the age of 93. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter and are incomplete at this time.
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Edmond Donald Cook, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
Edmond Donald Cook, Jr. of Sikeston died at his residence on Dec. 10, 2013, at the age of 52. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter and are incomplete at this time.
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Dexter girls basketball team scorches Hughes, Ark., 97-15 in McDonald's Shootout opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
PARAGOULD, Ark. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball program tallied a season-high 97 points as it cruised past Hughes, Ark., 97-15 in the opening round of the McDonald's Shootout in Paragould, Ark., Thursday night. Dexter (3-0) will play Nettleton, Ark., in a championship semifinal of the eight-team tournament Friday at 8:30 p.m. Nettleton beat Poplar Bluff, Mo., 57-44 in its first round game Thursday night...
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Patricia Elaine Kersey
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
Patricia Elaine Kersey, daughter of Thomas Lee and Jewel Mildred Kennedy Jarrell, was born in Dudley, Mo., on Feb. 9, 1952, and died at the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo., on Dec.11, 2013, at the age of 61. She grew up in the Dexter and Dudley area, lived in Ellsinore for 20 years before moving to Springfield. ...
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Breman Lafayette Montgomery
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
Breman Lafayette Montgomery, born July 3, 1930, in Bernie, Mo., died on Friday, Dec.13, 2013, at the Cypress Point Nursing Facility in Dexter at the age of 83. Mr. Montgomery is survived by his precious wife, Carolyn Joan Montgomery and his two children, Stanley Montgomery of Dayton, Tenn., and Gayle Montgomery of Ranchos de Taos, N.M...
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Henry S. McCarty
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Henry S. McCarty, son of the late George McCarty and Dora Webb McCarty was born on Jan. 22, 1920 in Fornfelt, Mo. and died on Dec. 12, 2013 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. at the age of 93. Mr. McCarty was a veteran of the United States Army serving in World War II. ...
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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Dexter Police Dec. 12, 2013 Joshua J.C. Townsend, 26, of Dexter was placed under arrest Thursday at 2:07 p.m. at the local parole office on a warrant service. Anthony L. Timbush, 28, of Dexter was arrested on a Kennett Police Department warrant shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday...
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